Bartholomew
From Βαρθολομαιος (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of TALMAI". In the New Testament Bartholomew is the byname of an apostle, possibly the same person as the apostle Nathanael. According to tradition he was a missionary to India before returning westward to Armenia, where he was martyred by flaying. Due to the popularity of this saint the name became common in England during the Middle Ages.
 | TALMAI male Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "furrowed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is borne by both a giant and also the father of King David's wife Maacah. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| BIBLICAL GREEK: Bartholomaios |
| BIBLICAL LATIN: Bartholomeus |
| BIBLICAL: Bartholomew |
| CATALAN: Bartomeu |
| CROATIAN: Bartolomej |
| CZECH: Bartoloměj |
| DUTCH: Bartholomeus |
| ENGLISH: Bartholomew |
| FINNISH: Perttu |
| FRENCH: Barthélémy |
| GALICIAN: Bartolomeu |
| GERMAN: Bartholomäus |
| HUNGARIAN: Bertalan |
| ITALIAN: Bartolomeo |
| OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Bartholomei |
| POLISH: Bartłomiej |
| PORTUGUESE: Bartolomeu |
| RUSSIAN: Varfolomei, Varfolomey |
| SERBIAN: Vartolomej |
| SLOVAK: Bartolomej |
| SLOVENE: Jernej |
| SPANISH: Bartolomé |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| CROATIAN: Bartol |
| DUTCH: Bart, Bartel, Mees, Mies |
| ENGLISH: Bart, Tolly |
| HUNGARIAN: Barta, Bartal, Bertók |
| ITALIAN: Bartolo |
| MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Bate |
| POLISH: Bartek, Bartosz |
| SLOVENE: Nejc |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| SLOVENE: Jerneja, Neja |
| OTHER FORMS |
| BIBLICAL HEBREW: Talmai |
| IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Parthalán |